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Would you call this a "collectible car?" (Original Post) Archae Sep 2012 OP
What is it? trof Sep 2012 #1
Ford Maverick. Archae Sep 2012 #2
I had a Ford Maverick and no, they are not well-built. RebelOne Sep 2012 #39
Well, it's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58' 59' automobile. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #16
Vega? We are Devo Sep 2012 #3
I wish I had my old Gremlin too. Archae Sep 2012 #10
It's a Ford Maverick glacierbay Sep 2012 #14
Don't forget the Pacer. geardaddy Sep 2012 #20
Those Pacers We are Devo Sep 2012 #33
Kinda wish I had one now! geardaddy Sep 2012 #37
With no rust? baldguy Sep 2012 #4
We used to have a running joke about Mavericks... Archae Sep 2012 #9
Ford Maverick Mopar151 Sep 2012 #5
yes...not like a 68 camaro, but if it has the v8, I'd drive it... yawnmaster Sep 2012 #6
There aren't many around.. sendero Sep 2012 #7
I'd call it pretty damn weird. bluedigger Sep 2012 #8
My folks had one Major Nikon Sep 2012 #11
my parents had a brown one madrchsod Sep 2012 #12
There should be a law against painting them brown jmowreader Sep 2012 #42
I suppose there's somebody for every car, LeftyMom Sep 2012 #13
Not especially Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #15
It would be collectible only if it came with the stock 302 GreydeeThos Sep 2012 #17
Yep, yep. Iggo Sep 2012 #22
Hell yeah. My first car was a '70 Maverick. I loved that thing. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #18
No, but I bet someone at a Mecum Auto Auction... MicaelS Sep 2012 #19
Maverick, the undercover muscle car. Iggo Sep 2012 #21
1972 piss yellow mav- 3 on the tree Rambis Sep 2012 #23
My first car was a 70 Mav. I recall having to collect the parts that fell off. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2012 #24
"If she doesn't love him after riding in his Maverick, she's a total ice princess!" mikeytherat Sep 2012 #25
The mere fact that it hasn't fallen totally apart hifiguy Sep 2012 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #27
Nope. That was the Pinto. hifiguy Sep 2012 #31
No worse than Chevette, or several other cars of the era Mopar151 Sep 2012 #32
Any survivors are classics now: It's all good. Populist_Prole Sep 2012 #28
That is either a total restoration or been locked up in an airtight chamber for the last 40 years liberal N proud Sep 2012 #29
First car my brother bought, a '70 with the straight six, and three on the tree. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #30
my son wishes (74 comet) Kali Sep 2012 #34
4- door Mav's and Comets Mopar151 Sep 2012 #35
Is that a Maverick? Bertha Venation Sep 2012 #36
I wouldn't call it "collectible" Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #38
Mavericks could haul ass... Taverner Sep 2012 #40
Not particularly PD Turk Sep 2012 #41

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
39. I had a Ford Maverick and no, they are not well-built.
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 03:43 PM
Sep 2012

I wrecked it. Another car cut me off I-95 in Miami, and I hit the brakes and they locked. i skidded across the expressway and turned over. Car was totaled.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
16. Well, it's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58' 59' automobile.
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 10:12 PM
Sep 2012

It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67, '68, '69, '70 automobile.

He built it one piece at a time.....

Archae

(46,262 posts)
10. I wish I had my old Gremlin too.
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 08:50 PM
Sep 2012

1980 I bought a 1971 Gremilin, straight 6.

Easiest car in the world to work on!

Sure it had no back-seat legroom at all. (Literally!)

But it was usually just me and a buddy (or girl) in the front anyway, on the bench seat.

 

glacierbay

(2,477 posts)
14. It's a Ford Maverick
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 09:51 PM
Sep 2012

I had one back in the day, It had a 289 ci engine with a Ford Toploader 4 speed transmission. Wish I still had that puppy.

Archae

(46,262 posts)
9. We used to have a running joke about Mavericks...
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 08:48 PM
Sep 2012

"Don't slam the door!"

*Thunk*

(Half the underbody falls off...)

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
5. Ford Maverick
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 07:48 PM
Sep 2012

Most were not great cars stock ( I call it Cheap Ford Syndrome). But they were built on the Mustang/Falcon platform, so they upgrade well. Clean lines,light and simple.

yawnmaster

(2,812 posts)
6. yes...not like a 68 camaro, but if it has the v8, I'd drive it...
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 08:12 PM
Sep 2012

and I had one years ago. It drove fairly well.

sendero

(28,552 posts)
7. There aren't many around..
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 08:31 PM
Sep 2012

.. but not because they are collectible, because they are unremarkable. to put it nicely

Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
11. My folks had one
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 09:35 PM
Sep 2012

What a piece of shit. Even when it was new it rattled, squeaked, and broke down a lot.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
15. Not especially
Mon Sep 3, 2012, 09:56 PM
Sep 2012

a '72? Ford Maverick, I suppose it's probably "collectable" if the floorpan hasn't rusted out (which is amazing, especially in Wisconsin, they were very bad about that as I recall).

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
18. Hell yeah. My first car was a '70 Maverick. I loved that thing.
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 11:02 AM
Sep 2012

If it's got the straight 250, then DEFINITELY. Most of them were 170s and 200s (mine was the latter) and even with that I could outrun Cameros - quick acceleration, unbelievable maneuverability, and leaf springs that would take anything. Lose the fuzzy dice and I'd buy that one without thinking about it.

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)
19. No, but I bet someone at a Mecum Auto Auction...
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 12:30 PM
Sep 2012

Would say it was, and pay a boatload of money for it, too.

Rambis

(7,774 posts)
23. 1972 piss yellow mav- 3 on the tree
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 01:03 PM
Sep 2012

Am radio no power stearing or power breaks and teh clutch went out all the time- What a POS!

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,781 posts)
24. My first car was a 70 Mav. I recall having to collect the parts that fell off.
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 01:14 PM
Sep 2012

All in all not a bad ride, I guess, considering all American cars were pieces of shit back then.

mikeytherat

(6,829 posts)
25. "If she doesn't love him after riding in his Maverick, she's a total ice princess!"
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 02:08 PM
Sep 2012

Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Touch of Satan

mikey_the_rat

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
26. The mere fact that it hasn't fallen totally apart
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 02:10 PM
Sep 2012

or rusted to dust does make it exceptional, if not collectable.

Response to Archae (Original post)

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
32. No worse than Chevette, or several other cars of the era
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 03:35 PM
Sep 2012

There was a recall fix, which worked - and wagons were not affected at all.

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)
28. Any survivors are classics now: It's all good.
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 02:17 PM
Sep 2012

As much for nostalgia as preservation. I have my favorite marques but I feel it's silly to approach a car show/cruise-in filtered through brand loyalty. Anymore, "it's all good".

liberal N proud

(60,302 posts)
29. That is either a total restoration or been locked up in an airtight chamber for the last 40 years
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 02:20 PM
Sep 2012

I don't think the paint on those things was that shiny to Begin with.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
30. First car my brother bought, a '70 with the straight six, and three on the tree.
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 03:17 PM
Sep 2012

The motor and driveline were bulletproof, but the body was as solid as spun sugar.

Still went over 70K in NE OH before dissolving.

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
35. 4- door Mav's and Comets
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 10:12 AM
Sep 2012

Have a little interesting history - the few extra inches of wheelbase qualified them for a weight break in the early days of Pro Stock. And yes, it's the same Jack Roush with the NASCAR teams, etc. etc.
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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
38. I wouldn't call it "collectible"
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 10:50 AM
Sep 2012

since there's no heavy demand for it, or some market that will make it skyrocket in value, but that doesn't mean you couldn't draw a bunch of interested buyers on your doorstep with a little legwork...Museums could want it, along with collectors with esoteric tastes, wannabe hipsters, etc...

 

Taverner

(55,476 posts)
40. Mavericks could haul ass...
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 04:03 PM
Sep 2012

Yeah, they broke down but that was pretty much all US autos after 1970

PD Turk

(1,289 posts)
41. Not particularly
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 05:08 PM
Sep 2012

The Maverick "Grabber" version is probably a bit on the collectible side but the average maverick , not so much.

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